In 2014 though, we saw two of the Slams being won by players outside this group (Stan Wawrinka at the Australian, and Marin Cilic at the US).
Then there is the emergence of the young talent, which has been displayed by two of the four Grand Slams being won by players outside of the Big Four last year.
It was also the first time the play-offs have been won by a side from outside the top two in the regular season table, although as Saracens' director of rugby, Mark McCall, rightly stressed, the north Londoners came top in the previous two seasons and gained absolutely nothing for it.
In 1926 27, Arsenal reached their first FA Cup final, only to lose 1 0 to Cardiff City, after Arsenal's goalkeeper Dan Lewis let a harmless-looking shot slip through his arms and into the net; it was the only occasion in history that the FA Cup has been won by a club from outside England.
We can't be winning by 5".
Of the last 13 finals matches played outside of Sydney, 10 have been won by the home team.
In 1980, the series held some events outside of Formula One schedule, and was won by Brazilian Nelson Piquet.
The previous three elections were won by Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, who successfully characterized the large donors as outside interests seeking to meddle and profiteer.
The general competition division was won by Brian Barrows of Fort Myers, who killed 6 of the invasive species in an area outside of Weston.
Although every N.C.A.A. wrestling championship since 1989 has been won by teams from Iowa, Oklahoma or Minnesota — with only 4 of 80 N.C.A.A. championships won from outside those states in history — this season, Cornell is the unanimous preseason No. 1.
